The Effectiveness of Functional Bracing in Athletes with Anterior ...

All report significant results supporting the idea that bracing of the ACL post ACLR surgery does not improve long-term patient outcomes and clinical outcomes.

Anterior cruciate ligament functional brace use in sports - PubMed

Results show that braces can decrease anterior tibial translation between 28.8% and 39.1% without the stabilizing contractions of the hamstring, quadriceps, ...

Functional Bracing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

The effectiveness of postoperative functional bracing following ACL reconstruction remains elusive ... Davis) and the Ironman Sports Medicine Institute ...

The Effectiveness of Functional Bracing in Athletes with Anterior ...

The Effectiveness of Functional Bracing in Athletes with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Function, Stability, and Biomechanics: A Critically ...

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Level of Evidence: Level 3. Methods: A total of 97 athletes with anterior shoulder instability were followed for a minimum of 1 year. The mean age was ...

Physical Performance Improves With Time and a Functional Knee ...

A dynamic analysis of a functional brace for anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency. Am J Sports Med. 1989;17(4):519-524. The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports ...

The effect of functional bracing on the arthrokinematics of anterior ...

No significant difference was found between the tibial anterior-posterior translations and abduction-adduction motions of the braced and non-braced knees. A ...

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Functional Brace Use in Sports

Results show that braces can decrease anterior tibial translation between 28.8% and 39.1% without the stabilizing contractions of the ham string, quadriceps, ...

The effect of functional knee-braces on strain on the anterior cruciate ...

Under low anterior shear loads, two braces provided some protective strain-shielding effect compared with no brace, but this strain-shielding effect did not ...

Effect of Functional Bracing on Knee Injury in Skiers with Anterior ...

Other reported benefits include improved athletic performance in ACL-deficient athletes, a feeling of heightened stability and confidence in the ...

Using Knee Braces After ACL Reconstruction

In my personal research, I have not found anything that supports using functional knee bracing to reduce the risk of re-injury in ACL ...

Functional knee bracing and athletic performance

A pilot study suggests that after three days of accommodation to brace wear, athletic performance measures have returned to baseline levels.

Current Recommendations for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Bracing

during rehabilitation and return to sport, and functional bracing ... Effect of functional bracing on knee injury in skiers with anterior cruciate ligament.

The Effect of Functional Knee Bracing on the Anterior Cruciate ...

Bracing produced a protective effect on the liga ment by significantly reducing the strain values for anterior-directed loading of the tibia up to 140 N with ...

Functional Brace of Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Systematic Review

Fourteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Functional knee brace reportedly did not improve long-term clinical and functional outcomes ...

Functional Bracing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Some data suggest that functional bracing may have some benefit with regard to in vivo knee kinematics and may offer increased protection of the implanted graft ...

Effect of Surgery vs Functional Bracing on Functional Outcome ...

The mean DASH score in the surgery group was 8.9 (95% CI, 4.2 to 13.6) and 12.0 (95% CI, 7.7 to 16.4) in the bracing group at 12 months. There ...

The Effects of Functional Knee Bracing on Muscle Function and ...

However, prophylactic and functional knee braces do not improve performance and may even inhibit performance in asymptomatic athletes. Athletes and coaches ...

Influence of Functional Knee Bracing on the Isokinetic and ... - PLOS

Use of functional knee braces has been suggested to provide protection and to improve kinetic performance of the knee in Anterior cruciate ...

Effect of functional bracing, quadficeps and hamstrings on anterior ...

Key words: Acufex KSS, anterior cruciate ligament insuficiency, anterior tibial translation, functional DonJoy brace, hamstrings, knee flexion, quadriceps.